Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Even with “Lost” losing its time-period to “Criminal Minds” and “The Nine” continuing to falter, ABC manages to win the evening in households, viewers and A18-49.

ABC finished first for the evening with a 9.4/15 HH rating (14.61M viewers) and a 4.9/13 A18-49 rating.

At 8:00 PM, “Dancing With The Stars: The Results Show” (19.17M viewers, 4.9/14 A18-49 rating) held on to most of its audience from the main show last night. Week to Week Numbers:

Households – 12.3/19 to 12.6/20

Viewers – 18.14M to 19.17M

A18-49 – 4.6/13 to 4.9/14

At 9:00 PM, “Lost” (16.07M viewers, 6.5/16 A18-49 rating) appears to be showing its age. This marks the first time a new episode of “Lost” was defeated by a new episode of “Criminal Minds” on the same evening in total viewers. Among A18-49 though, “Lost” is in much better shape. Week to Week Numbers:

Households – 10.2/16 to 7.9/12

Viewers – 16.66M to 16.07M

A18-49 – 6.7/17 to 6.5/16

At 10:00 PM, “The Nine” (8.59M viewers, 3.2/9 A18-49 rating) improved some from the week prior, but still struggled to hold onto a significant amount of Lost’s audience. Week to Week Numbers:

Households – 5.7/10 to 5.8/10

Viewers – 8.41M to 8.59M

A18-49 – 3.2/9 to 3.2/9

CBSfollowed in second place with an 9.2/14 HH rating (14.20M viewers), and a 4.2/11 A18-49 rating.

At 9:00 PM, “Criminal Minds” (16.10M viewers, 4.5/11 A18-49 rating) gave CBS the win in the time-period against former powerhouse “Lost” in households and viewers. Week to Week Numbers:

Households – 10.9/17 to 10.6/16

Viewers – 16.48M to 16.10M

A18-49 – 4.5/11 to 4.5/11

At 10:00 PM, “CSI: NY” (15.68M viewers, 5.0/13 A18-49 rating), though not as dominant as it was the week before, easily won its time-period and built nicely among A18-49 from its lead-in. Week to Week Numbers:

Households – 11.5/19 to 10.3/17

Viewers – 17.71M to 15.68M

A18-49 – 5.9/16 to 3.1/8

FOX finished in third place with a 7.2/11 HH rating (10.43M viewers), and a 3.2/8 A18-49 rating.

From 8:15 PM to 11:15 PM “MLB Baseball” (10.43M viewers, 3.2/8 A18-49 rating) again continued to show improvement, improving its total viewers from the night before. Week to Week Numbers:

At 8:00 PM and 8:30 PM, the performances of “30 Rock” (5.85M viewers, 2.3/7 A18-49 rating) and “Twenty Good Years” (5.10M viewers, 2.1/8 A18-49 rating) pretty much guaranteed an early exit for both shows. Week to Week Numbers:

“30 Rock”

Households – 5.5/9 to 3.9/6

Viewers – 8.26M to 5.85M

A18-49 – 2.9/9 to 2.3/7

“Twenty Good Years”

Households – 4.7/7 to 3.5/5

Viewers – 6.97M to 5.10M

A18-49 – 2.5/7 to 2.1/8

At 9:00 PM, “The Biggest Loser” (7.39M viewers, 3.1/8 A18-49 rating) built on its lead-in in all categories, though its not like it was a hard feat, considering just how poorly ‘Rock’ and ‘Twenty’ faired. But at least it isn’t being hurt by its weak lead-in. Week to Week Numbers:

The CWfinished in fifth for the evening delivering a 2.7/4 HH rating (4.05M viewers) and a 1.9/5 A18-49 rating.

At 8:00 PM, “America’s Next Top Model” (5.14M viewers, 2.5/7 A18-49 rating) continues to be one of the most solid of The CW’s shows, especially in A18-49. Week to Week Numbers:

Households – 3.7/6 to 3.4/6

Viewers – 5.49M to 5.14M

A18-49 – 2.7/8 to 2.5/7

At 9:00 PM, “One Tree Hill” (2.95M viewers, 1.3/3 A18-49 rating), continues to struggle holding onto ‘Model’s’ audience. It even lost viewers from the week prior. About the only good news is that the series isn’t too far off from the comparable frame last season (3.12M viewers, 1.4/4). Week to Week Numbers: